Tuesday, October 26, 2010

At the present rate, UXO clearance will take 300 years.

Cluster bombs blanket large swaths of land and have a high “dud” rate, meaning they don’t explode on contact and go on injuring and killing civilians long after wars officially end. Experts say the cluster bombs used in Vietnam are estimated to have a “dud” rate between 5 and 40 percent.

Three years ago, while digging for scrap metal, Thang came across a cluster bomb and carries the scars of that encounter with him today. Watch this video about Thang's experience:

For full story an watch video, please go to:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/vietnam/100602/cluster-bombs-landmines-demining-quang-tri

Thanks to Global Post

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